RAWALPINDI: The Punjab police have launched an e-driving licence facility across the province to enable the citizens to get a digital copy of their driving licences.

A spokesman for the city traffic police on Monday said the e-driving licence facility had been made available to the public for the first time in Pakistan and people could get their licences through the Driving Licence Information Management System (DLIMS) website.

According to a press release, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rawalpindi Taimoor Khan said that any citizen could easily download e-driving licence in the form of a PDF file from the website of the traffic police by entering his or her identity card number and the date of birth.

The facility of QR code has also been introduced in the electronic driving license which can be easily verified by any traffic police officer, he said.

The CTO further said the traffic police with the help of modern technology was making things convenient for the public services such as one window licencing system, radio station, e-challan system.

Meanwhile, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Headquarters Dr Asif Kamal on Monday carried out an inspection tour of different roads to check the implementation of traffic rule of wearing helmets by motorcycle riders.

Since head injuries in road traffic accidents can be more dangerous, wearing a helmet can help save a person’s life, said the DSP.

Published in Dawn, September 5th, 2023